BBC Breakfast viewers were left furious after presenter Charlie Stayt cut off Sarah Keith-Lucas’s weather segment.
Charlie Stayt apologised for cutting off his co-star(Image: BBC)
BBC viewers received the update at the programme’s opening.
As host Charlie Stayt passed over to correspondent Henry Zeffman during Thursday’s (May 14) broadcast, he informed BBC Breakfast audiences about the latest political developments.
Discussing whether Wes Streeting might be mounting a challenge for the Labour leadership against current Prime Minister Keir Starmer, he mentioned another potential scenario.
Reporting from outside Downing Street, Henry revealed: “Let me bring you some breaking news that has just broken in the last few minutes, Charlie, which is another potential contender.
“Angela Rayner, the former Deputy Prime Minister, has now settled the tax issue with HMRC, which led to her departure as Deputy Prime Minister from government just a few months ago.”
“That is incredibly good timing for her, according to The Guardian and ITV, to whom she has given an interview, Angela Rayner has paid the outstanding amount of stamp duty, but was not required to pay a penalty.
“That could well mean that Angela Rayner has swayed just some of the concerns that some Labour MPS had about potentially backing a leadership bid by her.
“Just one early massive development in what could be a day here in Westminster of many such developments.”
Meanwhile on the programme, Sarah Keith-Lucas was preparing to deliver the weather forecast when Charlie suddenly interrupted her, reports the Mirror.
He said: “My apologise, we’re going straight to Downing Street, Henry is there for us now.”
However, as he spoke to Chancellor Rachel Reeves about the latest economic figures, viewers were incensed by the disruption and swiftly flocked to social media to voice their frustrations.
One person said: “No need to cut off the weather while he does his piece to camera #bbcbreakfast Nothing to see yet!” Someone else wrote: “BBCBreakfast why have you cut off the weather for this sh**e ? #bbcbreakfast”
Another added: “I’m more interested in the weather ffs.” One person commented: “What was the point of that hes still repeating himself Put the weather on #BBCBreakfast.”
Someone else wrote: “How rude Charlie, was looking forward to the weather #bbcbreakfast.” As another viewer added: “I’d rather hear about the weather than speculation from Downing Street.”
As they returned to Sarah, Charlie remarked: “Let me officially apologise, things are a little unpredictable at the moment and we weren’t entirety in control of when the Chancellor would walk out of Downing Street, it happened, I apologise for the interruption, it’s all yours!”
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